For the fourth time, Hacienda Asia Plantations Inc. (HAPI Inc.), a partnership of the Consunji family’s Sirawai Plywood and Lumber Corporation and Alfred Joseph Araneta, carried out mass dismissal on October 24 in Barangay Gatuslao, Candoni, Negros Occidental. The company dismissed 93 workers, following previous layoffs of 22, 43, and 60 workers since the beginning […]
Sa ika-apat na pagkakataon, muling nagpatupad ng maramihang tanggalan ang Hacienda Asia Plantations Inc. (HAPI Inc.), sosyohan ng Sirawai Plywood and Lumber Corporation ng pamilyang Consunji at ni Alfred Joseph Araneta, sa Barangay Gatuslao, Candoni, Negros Occidental noong Oktubre 24. Sinisante ng kumpanya ang 93 manggagawa, kasunod ng naunang pagsisante sa 22, 43 at 60 […]
Migrante Canada strongly condemned the government’s persecution of migrants implemented by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). According to the report, the CBSA quietly raided migrants’ workplaces in Calgary and Victoria such as construction sites, restaurants, and farms. The raids terrorized not only migrant communities but the entire nation of Canada. The government absolved itself […]
Mariing kinundena ng Migrante Canada ang pagtugis ng gubyerno ng bansa sa pangunguna ng Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) sa mga migranteng manggagawa. Ayon sa ulat, tahimik na ni-reyd ng CBSA ang mga pinagtatrabahuan ng mga migrante sa Calgary at Victoria tulad ng mga construction site, restawran at sakahan. Nagdulot ito ng matinding pangamba hindi […]
The University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) Union of Faculty Members and UA&P Union of Allied Employees submitted a strike vote report to the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) on October 27. The two unions responded to the university administration’s refusal to grant their demands for higher wages, better benefits, and improved working […]
Nagsumite ng ulat ng strike vote ang University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) Union of Faculty Members at UA&P Union of Allied Employees sa National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) noong Oktubre 27. Tugon ito ng dalawang unyon sa pagtanggi ng administrasyon ng unibersidad sa panawagang dagdag sweldo, benepisyo at maayos na kalagayan sa […]
Migrante Netherlands strongly condemned the Openbaar Ministerie (Public Prosecution Service) for deciding that the Amsterdam-based company Saints & Stars Gym did not commit exploitation in the case of 11 Filipino workers who were deceived, abused, and victimized by human trafficking. According to the group, this decision is infuriating and disappointing. The workers are clearly victims […]
Mariing kinundena ng Migrante Netherlands ang desisyon ng Openbaar Ministerie (Public Prosecution Service) na nagsabing walang naganap na pagsasamantala sa kaso ng 11 manggagawang Pilipino na nalinlang, inabuso, at ginawang biktima ng human trafficking ng kumpanyang Saints & Stars Gym na nakabase sa Amsterdam. Ayon sa grupo, nakagagalit at nakakadismaya ang desisyong ito. Napakalinaw na […]
Led by their unions, Kowloon House West and Wyeth Philippines workers protested on October 24 to demand wage increases and for the company and management to respect workers’ rights. Led by the Kowloon House West Chapter of the Genuine Labor Organization of Workers in Hotel, Restaurant, and Allied Industries–Kilusang Mayo Uno (Glowhrain-KMU), workers picketed outside […]
Nagsagawa ng protesta ang mga manggagawa ng Kowloon House West at Wyeth Philippines sa pangunguna ng kanilang mga unyon noong Oktubre 24. Panawagan nila ang dagdag sahod at paggalang ng kumpanya at maneydsment sa karapatan ng mga manggagawa. Sa Kowloon House West, nagpiket ang mga manggagawa sa labas ng restawran sa West Avenue, Quezon City […]